Mrs. Noah Smith and Family

EzraWW-1830-338797

1830·Oil on canvas·160.5 × 112.7 cm (65 × 83 3/4 in.)

Bequest of Joseph Winterbotham

Catalogue

Year: 1830
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 160.5 × 112.7 cm (65 × 83 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Ezra

Artist

Ezra

Ezra is the main character of the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās, from which the Latin name Esdras comes. His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎, meaning "Yah helps".

Ethiopia

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